08/30/2026
“My six word love story:
You changed my life… thank you.” ♥️
-therandomvibez
Last winter, we shared her heartbreaking story. Feral cat….literally frozen to a porch and dying. It was -20 degrees outside when we got the message. 💔 She arrived at our holding facility with green mucus pouring from her eyes and mouth. After several courses of antibiotics, six dental extractions, and a weight gain of 4 lbs., she was healthy enough to be spayed. Checking the forecast with regularly, we waited on a warm stretch of spring weather so she could, at long last, rejoin her colony. Watching a feral cat languish in a kennel is tortuous for both the cat and her caregivers. 😭 But our goal from the beginning, as it is for every feral cat, was not just to spay and release her, but to send her home… completely healthy and better off than when we met her.
And then we got the news. There was no colony to return to. 💔💔 While the harsh winter had taken its toll, some cruel humans had taken action resulting in the, elimination of the, “cat problem” in her area. 🥺 And that, friends, was where we left off with her story..
But… it was not the end of her story. 🥹
You see, for the first time in her life, fate smiled on our Blackie girl, when one amazing person came forward after seeing our post. Because she has a heart bursting with love for the forgotten, she began to formulate a plan. And this plan included all of the proven methods to successfully introduce a feral cat to a new home.
For months, Blackie remained in her kennel inside a newly built heated and air conditioned outbuilding… Everyday, she watched out the windows of the building, pretending to ignore the lady. And the lady went about the business of caring for Blackie, offering snacks, clean linens and gentle words…. But never forcing the relationship.
After six weeks of working to slowly gain Blackie’s trust, the door to the kennel was left open. The exploration of the outbuilding wasn’t immediate… but slow… and steady. To mark what would hopefully be the beginning of a new era, she even received a new name… Tansy. ♥️
Several weeks ago we received a beautiful video of the current progress along with a note. Our girl was in the process of incredible transformation as she cautiously… but casually, made her way across the room. What made this moment even sweeter was that she wasn’t just roaming around but was deliberately making her way across the room, tail held high, to the sweet sound of her friend gently calling her name…Tansy. ♥️